The North Falls Offshore Wind Farm joint venture between RWE and SSE Renewables has been granted development consent for its 1 GW project by the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DSNEZ). The approval was issued the same day RWE received consent for its Dogger Bank South project, which
EOLOS Floating LiDAR Solutions has commissioned its FLS200 integrated floating LiDAR buoy at an offshore wind development site of Azerbaijan Green Energy Company (AGEC) in the Caspian Sea. The Spanish floating LiDAR provider said the campaign was the first offshore wind site assessment initiative of
Ocean Winds, a 50-50 joint venture owned by EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has received full onshore planning consent for its 2 GW Caledonia offshore wind farm following approval by Aberdeenshire Council’s Infrastructure Services Committee on 14 May. According to the company, the approval covers around t
Türkiye plans to launch its first offshore wind Renewable Energy Resource Area (YEKA) tender after completing processes for four sites the government identified for offshore wind development, according to the country’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Alparslan Bayraktar. Speaking at the op
Offshore wind accounted for 19 per cent of the UK’s electricity generation in 2025, producing 52 TWh of power, according to the latest UK Offshore Wind Report from the Crown Estate. “In just 25 years, offshore wind has grown from an emerging technology into a core part of the UK’s energy mix,” said
Thistle Wind Partners (TWP) has submitted the offshore consent application for its Bowdun offshore wind farm to the Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate. Located off the north-east coast of Scotland, 44 kilometres from Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire , the fixed-bottom offshore wind farm is planned
The Government of Australia’s state of Victoria has committed AUD 124.5 million in the 2026/27 budget to progress environmental assessment of the Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal at the Port of Hastings – an important piece of infrastructure to support the state’s offshore wind ambitions. This fu
The German Offshore Wind Energy Association (BWO) has called for clear political commitments and a binding roadmap to support offshore wind expansion. BWO issued a statement ahead of the National Maritime Conference that took place from 29 to 30 April in Emden. “The National Maritime Conference is a
Norway-headquartered TGS has marked the two-year milestone of what it describes as the world’s most extensive multi-client floating LiDAR and metocean measurement campaign. The campaign, located in the German Bight, has seen two floating LiDAR buoys deliver more than 96 per cent data availability si
“The European offshore wind industry is gearing up to deliver”, WindEurope said on 23 April as energy ministers from the North Sea countries, together with the industry, transmission system operators (TSOs), and NATO, met in Madrid to discuss the next steps on implementing the Hamburg Declaration, s
The European Commission has identified offshore wind repowering as one of the key measures to strengthen energy security and reduce reliance on fossil fuel imports, as part of its newly unveiled AccelerateEU strategy. Announcing the strategy on 22 April, the Commission highlighted the rapid repoweri
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJ BPU) has requested to terminate the State Agreement Approach (SAA) it signed with PJM Interconnection (PJM) in 2021 to develop offshore wind transmission projects in a more streamlined and cost-efficient way that also allow for minimal disruption to commu
